The pandemic made the logistics sector and transport an essential activity, and this helped make society more aware of its role in the economy. However, in the workplace, companies have an increasingly serious problem to attract and retain suitable candidates.
In this regard, Daniel Galdos, commercial manager of ManpowerGroup Peru, indicated that this industry, despite the turbulence of international trade, will continue to grow and generate employment opportunities in the future, but the great challenge is to overcome the shortage of talent in this sector. .
“Employers seek to attract other types of profiles, as well as propose new hiring models that provide greater flexibility, while designing better training plans that generate staff loyalty.“, he pointed.
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Demanded profiles
The demand for talent is at all levels, with the most difficult to fill being those operational positions that are directly linked to the heart of this business. Among the most demanded profiles are:
- warehouse operator
- Forklift/Stacker Equipment Operator
- drivers
- Data Analysts
- Occupational Safety Specialists
- Sales Executives
“On the other hand, within these companies there is also a demand for a lot of sales personnel, engineers, technicians, occupational safety personnel, legal personnel, information technology personnel, administrative personnel, among others.Galdos added.
digital skills
The ManpowerGroup Peru representative mentioned that digital transformation forces all professionals involved in logistics processes to be familiar with the technologies that have been implemented for their operations.
“For example, today it would be unthinkable to use paper and pencil to record inputs and outputs of products; Everything is done through digital devices, which even allow the transfer of personnel to be guided to make their work more agile, effective and safe.”, he referred.
He also stated that the logistics professional of the future will require in-depth knowledge of the tools and techniques associated with logistics, knowledge of languages, digital skills and well-developed personal skills.
female participation
Before, there was a paradigm that to work in a warehouse only a male presence was required due to the physical effort; however, today female talent is also strengthening its presence in operational activities, allowing greater opportunities for everyone in the sector.
“Female talent has shown very good skills, abilities and commitment in their organizations. For this reason, employers in the logistics sector are working on having initial training programs that allow closing the gender gap, while at the same time retaining staff”, asserted the expert.
